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Post by svart on Jul 29, 2013 10:52:55 GMT -6
To answer that question more directly, you have to resort to regular business tactics. Either you have to:
1. Serve a niche clientele.
2. Offer a quality service at a lower price point than the competition.
Most importantly you need to have lots of eager clients.
There is a reason that Nashvegas has the amount of studios that it does, because the number of musicians supports it at many levels from the pro studio to the bedroom Digi002 studios. There might be a reason that your new Chicago digs don't have any studios around... Because there might not be any clients to be had.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 29, 2013 11:00:03 GMT -6
Supply and demand!
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Post by jimwilliams on Jul 29, 2013 11:03:11 GMT -6
Own the gear, not the space. After all, the world is a studio. Location ready and portable rigs offer the most options.
Buildings/rent/taxes/maintanence/zoning/utilities are for the birds.
Not really, birds can fly away, you will be stuck in that room.
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Post by btreim on Jul 29, 2013 11:03:45 GMT -6
To answer that question more directly, you have to resort to regular business tactics. Either you have to: 1. Serve a niche clientele. 2. Offer a quality service at a lower price point than the competition. Most importantly you need to have lots of eager clients. There is a reason that Nashvegas has the amount of studios that it does, because the number of musicians supports it at many levels from the pro studio to the bedroom Digi002 studios. There might be a reason that your new Chicago digs don't have any studios around... Because there might not be any clients to be had. I would agree. The level of demand is definitely not the same here. Not even close. Although, I can think of a number of beautiful rooms in areas that I'm surprised have ANY demand. Probably hobbyists that had success in other endeavors. Going back to some of the other posts in this thread...where there is demand (nashville) we're essentially competing with free. Can I provide a professional product? Yes. Can I provide that product for a lower price than the current competition? Probably not. Should I build a studio? Probably not. |
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Post by tonycamphd on Jul 29, 2013 11:07:57 GMT -6
I built out a commercial studio in the mid 90's in san diego, it had higher mid level equipment, tac scorpion console, 414's, ampex 2 track for a bit, i hired a now very successful engineer when he first started off at the age of 20 or so. I've never been more excited about something in my life, then the reality of trying to run it, advertise it and pay for it's existence set in, and the dream was torturously killed, and ironically, i never recorded a lick of my own music??
Fast forward to now, i'm on the cusp of finishing(lol! never ends) a studio in my converted garage, that will, with out a doubt, put that that old studio to shame! I will never HAVE to record a band i don't like, the costs are built into my everyday bills, and i WILL finally record my first album as a long toothed lion! lol!
I guess my point is, do it purely for the love of it, or don't bother? JMO
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